A not-so-festive Tuesday

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Ohhh, Lollipop!

Did you guess right? That my teased reveal would be an announcement of my latest musical project? If so, well done you! Now, let's get down to details on what to expect. 

First of all, I'm delighted to be able to debut my new single and music video, Lollipop. No prizes for guessing what the subject matter is. It's not exactly a subtle theme. And the video is similarly not shy about hiding away from all the implied lewdness by being very horny itself. 

(By the way, massive shout out for my kick-ass band; Emmy, Jerome, Chris and Oli for once again supporting me, and to my sexy pole dancers; Reena, Jess and Felicia)

But , this is just the first of a steady stream of music that I've got coming you way. Starting with the release of the Too Much EP, which this song was taken from, dropping next Monday on 8th December.

But that is not the only EP I have ready to unleash on the world. Oh, no! I've not got one, not two, but 3 EPs for you to enjoy; Too Much, Too Real and Too Raw. Each one focussing on a slightly different aspect of the chronically online existences that many of us now embrace.

Each EP will be preceded by a single and video on the first Monday of each month, with the whole EP then arriving the following Monday. So that means you have another batch of 5 songs heading your way at the start of January and then a third batch of 5 songs at the start of February.

All of my upcoming releases will by available to stream over on Soundcloud, where you can also find all of my previous releases, as well as on YouTube, where you can find all of my songs and videos, all conveniently sorted into handy playlists.

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/laura-twk

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lauratwk

Be sure to follow me on one, or even both, of these platforms to make sure that you don't miss out on any of these upcoming treats that I have for you.

A sweet teaser

The countdown to the reveal of the first part of something I've been cooking up for almost 10 months is on! 

Along the way, I've collaborated with Jerome on several aspects of his project, starting with this teaser that he posted on Twitter today.

Can you guess what it will be for?

Check back on Monday to see if you get it right!

Hands on with a Fizz firmware update

I suppose this is the danger of reviewing a beta product before it is officially released but, and I am not exaggerating this, just 2 days after I hit 'Publish' on my Lovense Fizz review, I received an notification from Lovense letting me know that increased suction strength was a common request from beta testers. And, to address the complaints of low suction strength, that an optional new firmware update was available which would, in their words, make "the toy's strength at level 1 significantly stronger".

Obviously, I immediately accepted the firmware update Fizz because a lack of suction strength was exactly what my main gripe with the toy was. But did it shift the needle at all on my verdict of the toy? Well, let's get into that...

More low level suck

It's important to note before we go any further that the email I received detailing the new update, specifically referred to "suction strength at level 1". So let's some expectations here. They have not universally cranked the power of the toy across all suction levels. This update is simply to raise the base suction that is produced when it is running at the lowest level.

And my verdict is yes; when running it at low suction levels, I did feel more suction. How much more? Well, a little. Enough to make a difference? I'm actually undecided on that, even after 2 weeks. 

It certainly provided me with more stimulation but not enough to cum from that stimulation alone. The  tapping of the thumper is definitely still what I need for that. I fucking love that bad boy. But let's be honest; I'm not usually going to be running any of my Lovense toys at level 1 if I want to cum. Edge myself horribly, yes... but cum, no.

That's not to say it isn't worthwhile either. Although not a complete game changer, especially since the suction strength on higher levels seemed largely unchanged, I could feel a difference when running it on low. And it is always to remember that these sort of toys effectiveness will be very personal anatomy dependent so other vagina-owners may experience much more of a difference than I did.

Feel the vibes

In addition to being underwhelmed by the original suction strength, I also questioned whether it had been designed with being a simple vibrator in mind, given that it was described as such. Well, whether by design or by coincidence, I will say that I felt a decent increase in vibes coming through the mouth of the sucker. 

When pressing the mouth against my clit, nipples or wherever, I could absolutely fell more stimulation from the buzzing of the toy against my skin. I would go so far as to say I felt that that was giving more pleasure than the suction itself. So lettings chalk that up as another little win for the firmware update.

Of course, none of this has done anything to help with my other big dissatisfaction and that's the noise of the toy. Increasing power is certainly not going to improve that. If anything it makes it go the other way and get louder. So I wouldn't expect firmware updates to improve that. If anything can be done to improve that, it will have to be via physical changes to the motor, the body of the toy and so on. I am not without hope that that could be realistic hope for the final version of the Fizz. Only time will tell.

Final thoughts

First of all, all credit to Lovense for, not only hearing user feedback, but taking fairly swift steps to address the concerns that they had been raising. 

But are those changes they've made going to make me re-think my original verdict?  I'll say this; it is an improvement but how  meaningful that improvement is, will undoubtably vary from person to person But, in my case, I think it has swayed me slightly from having a slightly negative opinion to one that is neither positive or negative.

The tapping action is still a big hit with me so that is a massive positive but my overall feeling gets dragged down by the suction action still not doing enough for me. I do feel like the update has moved it clear of my Tenera 2 though, which is probably unlikely to see any more action now that this sucks better and also has that 2nd action that I'm a big fan of.

So, I think that is my biggest takeaway - if I had to recommend a Lovense toy for suction, it would be the Fizz (whenever it is eventually released, of course) over the Tenera 2.

As always though, take all of this with a pinch of salt because mileage will vary from person to person and my experience is my experience alone. Your experience my be vastly different so please don't take anything I have said in either review as being gospel.

Find my original review of my beta version of the Lovense Fizz here.

Black Soul on stage

"New direction. New music. New sound. New band."

All of the above was on display at Abnormal last night as Felicia Black debuted her new band, Black Soul. I'm not sure what has become of her previous band Smart Blondes (previously Nine Inch Heels) but I was eager to see how this new project would compare.

Before that though, I caught the tail end of the evening's support set. I'm not sure who the band were and it seemed like they were just a covers band so I don't really have much to say about them. And, honestly, I don't mean this in a mean way, but I was a bit distracted with other things so I was just more interested in finding somewhere to park my bum while I busied myself on my phone while waiting for the headline act to arrive.

And it didn't take long for Black Soul to hit the stage following a very quick turn around after the conclusion of the support act's set. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to stay until the end and take in the whole set. I must say that I was impressed by the 50 or minutes that I did manage to catch though. If my presence hadn't been required elsewhere, I 100% would have stay for the entirety of their show.

Amongst the tunes performed were some that I think were completely new (such as I Don't Care), some that were new interpretations of older songs from Smart Blondes (see Big Hard Rock and Nymphomania amongst others) and, I think, an interesting metal version of one of the instrumentals from Felicia's stellar Cast Call soundtrack EP.

In comparison to her older work, I'd say that this body of work definitely has a more cohesive and consistent sound across all the songs. primarily straddling the lines between alt-metal and nu-metal. That means there's not really any of the industrial metal influence that I did like about her previous work, or any of the many others flavours that got sprinkled in to create a rich tapestry of sounds

But I feel like the more focused and consistent sound demonstrated here is a strength, allowing songs to bolster each other by seamlessly sitting next to one another rather than feeling disconnected and sometimes slightly awkward bedfellows when included together in the same setlist. That said, I will admit that Nymphomania is one where I did kind of miss the industrial flavour of the original version but sometimes its just easy to want to stick with what is familiar rather than what may actually be better.

So yeah, along with the new line-up of musicians behind behind, Felicia certainly delivered on the promise of  a new direction, new music with a new sound and a new band. Go check out their debut, self-titled album, Black Soul, over on Soundcloud.